Tutorial 2: Preparing the content of your literature review

1. Some content examples

Example 1 Products and energy from renewable resources

Irina Volf, Ecozone Iasi, 2011.

I. Renewable sources and resources.

II. European policy in the field of renewable resources
III. Biomass - a renewable resource for products and energy
3.1. The concept of biomass
3.2. Biomass composition
3.3. Characteristics and quantities available. Opportunities for development of biomass resources
IV. Getting products from biomass
4.1. Chemical compounds in biomass
4.2. Methods of extraction of compounds from biomass
4.3. Methods of separation, characterization and identification
V. Biomass conversion processes for energy production
5.1. Physico-chemical processes for conversion of biomass (getting oil)
5.2. Biological conversion processes of biomass resources (alcoholic fermentation for production of bioethanol and
anaerobic digestion for biogas production)
5.3. Chemothermal biomass conversion processes (combustion, pyrolysis, gasification).
5.4. Biomass energy potential of Romania
VI. Producing energy from another renewable sources (solar, wind)
References

Example 2 A review of imperative technologies for wastewater treatment I: oxidation

technologies at ambient conditions

Parag R Gogate Aniruddha B Pandit, Advances in Environmental Research, 8, 3–4, 2004, 501-
551.

Abstract
Keywords
1. Introduction
2. Cavitation
3. Photocatalysis
4. Fenton chemistry
5. Oxidation systems with direct attack of oxidants
6. Use of hydrogen peroxide
7. Conclusions and recommendations
Acknowledgements
References

Example 3: A state of the art review on microbial fuel cells: A promising technology for
wastewater treatment and bioenergy

Zhuwei Du, Haoran Li, Tingyue Gu, Biotechnology Advances, 25, 5, 2007, 464-482.

Keywords
1. Introduction
2. History of microbial fuel cell development
3. Microbes used in microbial fuel cells
4. Design of microbial fuel cells
5. Performances of microbial fuel cells
6. Applications
7. MFCs in
the future
Acknowledg
ement
References

Using the course information, the examples above and considering the references selected
in the first tutorial and your own findings please elaborate the content of your literature
review .
Framework for a smart water management system in the context of smart city
initiatives in
India

1.Introduction
2. Literature Survey
3. Proposed Smart Water Management System
4. Implementation and Results
5. Conclusion and Future Enhancement
References